Reading the newspaper yesterday, I found myself recalling a line from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Lily Tomlin’s 1985 one-woman stage show. After reciting a litany of anxieties, she says: “I worry no matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.”
The world we are living in is changing in unpredictable ways — or in predictably discouraging ways — so some cynicism seems warranted. People come to me and ask for a dose of optimism, but despite appearances, I am not, in fact, an optimist. . . [Keep Reading on the MyJewishLearning.com Recharge Blog.]
I am grateful to Ben Harris, a skilled and insightful editor at My Jewish Learning, who helped me through this one, and to whom I’m grateful for all his support and encouragement over these last couple years.